Photos of the Day 05/04

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South Korean elementary school students covering their mouths gather on the ground after escaping from their classrooms during an earthquake drill in Seoul, South Korea. Students throughout the nation practiced drills ranging from fire to terror attacks and earthquake as part of the annual drills called a Safe Korea Exercise. Lee Jin-man/AP

Christie Carr puts her pet kangaroo, Irwin, at her home in Broken Arrow, Okla. The Broken Arrow City Council unanimously voted to create an exotic animal ordinance exemption that would allow Carr keep Irwin within city limits so long as certain conditions are met. Sue Ogrock/AP

European milk farmers light flares during a demonstration outside the European Parliament in Brussels. Milk producers protested against lower selling prices of milk. Yves Herman/Reuters

Daniel Whitney known as Larry the Cable Guy films an episode of the History Channel’s 'Only in America With Larry the Cable Guy' with the Naked Cowboy in Times Square, New York. Charles Sykes/AP

A pedestrian in front of the headquarters of Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt. The US government sued Deutsche Bank AG for more than $1 billion, accusing the German bank of defrauding it by repeatedly lying to obtain federal insurance guarantees on mortgage debt. According to the complaint, Deutsche Bank and its MortgageIT Inc unit misled the government into believing their mortgages qualified for federal insurance, knowing they could make 'substantial profits' when the loans were later sold. Ralph Orlowski/Reuters

A horse does its morning workouts under the lights at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Morry Gash/AP

A Russian World War II veteran displays his medals during a celebration to mark the 66th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany at the Siberian Legal Institute in Krasnoyarsk. Russia will celebrate victory in Europe with parades and commemorative events on May 9, one of the main national holidays of the year. Ilya Naymushin/Reuters

Members of the Union of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil activist group protest against the modifications to the Forestry Law being debated in Congress, on the Esplanade of Ministries in Brasilia. Representatives of more than 200 native tribes and cultures have gathered in Brasilia for an annual meeting to discuss the violation of their rights and demand more attention from the government. Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters

Darryl Steen kisses his pit bull, Diamond, before receiving the 29th annual National Hero Dog Award from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Los Angeles. When her family's Hayward apartment caught fire in October 2010, the dog barked to wake Steen. He rushed to save his daughters, grabbing Darahne and dropping her out a second-story window. But he couldn't get through the smoke and flames to reach Sierra. Diamond not only wiggled through but shielded the teenager beneath a mattress until firefighters rescued them both. Sierra and her father were treated for burns and received skin grafts. Diamond spent six weeks at a veterinary hospital recovering from burns and smoke inhalation. Damian Dovarganes/AP

Residents look up towards a military helicopter flying over the compound where al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed in Abbottabad. Bin Laden was unarmed when US special forces shot and killed him, the White House said, as it tried to establish whether its ally Pakistan had helped the al Qaeda leader elude a worldwide manhunt. Faisal Mahmood/Reuters

US President Barack Obama applauds as he takes part in a ceremony welcoming the Wounded Warrior Project's Soldier Ride at the White House in Washington. Jim Young/Reuters

Ecuadorean students stand in front of posters saying 'No' to an upcoming referendum, in Calceta. Ecuador's President Rafael Correa is likely to win a referendum on May 7, on 10 reforms aimed at shaking up the justice system and limiting media ownership, as well as passing rules banning activities such as bull-fighting and gambling in casinos. Guillermo Granja/Reuters

Indian children cool themselves at a water fountain on a hot afternoon in New Delhi, India. Most parts of northern India are experiencing temperatures above 104 Fahrenheit. Tsering Topgyal/AP

Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (r.), US astronaut Michael E. Fossum (l.) and Russian cosmonaut Sergey Volkov smile for the camera during a training exercise in the Soyuz capsule simulator in the Russian cosmonaut training centre at Star City outside Moscow. The three man team is scheduled to leave for the International Space Station on June 7. Sergei Remezov/Reuters

K9 Search and Rescue Specialists Inc., Tracy Sargent works with her cadaver dog Chance as they search a business for survivors in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Authorities have said they expect the search will continue for at least another week. Dave Martin/AP

Assailed first by a debt crisis, then acting as a front line in Europe’s migrant crisis, Greece has had an extremely difficult few years. Yet it has avoided civil conflict and has remained in the eurozone, contrary to many expectations.